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Created March 18, 2011 15:20
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Setting a specific date/time in Android.
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AndroidSettingDateTime.java
private void settingDeviceDateTime(Date date) {
Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
c.setTime(date);
SystemClock.setCurrentTimeMillis(c.getTimeInMillis());
Log.d(TAG, "Setting time to: " + new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss").format(c.getTime()));
}
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This requires that you use the same certificate of system in your application or you must embed your application in the Android compilation. In both alternatives, put a attribute in AndroidManifest.xml -> android:sharedUserId="android.uid.system"

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